Unknown – €2,850 Fine (Hungary, 2019)
General GDPR enforcement action
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A Hungarian company was fined for continuing to use a person's phone number after they asked for it to be deleted. The company had other ways to contact the person, so it didn't need to keep the phone number.
What happened
A company kept processing a person's phone number even after they requested its deletion.
Who was affected
An individual who requested the deletion of their contact data, including their phone number.
What the authority found
The authority decided that the company had no valid reason to keep using the phone number, as they already had the person's address for communication.
Why this matters
This case highlights the need for businesses to respect requests for data deletion and ensure they have a legitimate reason to keep any personal data. It underscores the importance of evaluating whether all retained data is necessary for business purposes.
GDPR Articles Cited
The individual requested the deletion of his contact data (including his telephone number), however the controller further processed his contact data for claim enforcement purposes on the basis of its legitimate interest. NAIH determined that the controller had no compelling legitimate grounds for processing the telephone number of the data subject, since his address was also at hand, which is sufficient for claim enforcement purposes and for concerning communication with the data subject.
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Other enforcement actions involving Unknown in HU
Fine
€3K
Details
Fine Date
26 June 2019
Authority
Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság
Fine Amount
€2,850
Enforcement Tracker ID
ETid-254
About this data
Cite as: Cookie Fines. Unknown - Hungary (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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